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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l, J. W. GILLMAN.

BARREL LOWERING DEVICE.

Patented Oct. 2 6, 1886.

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J. W. GILLMAN. BARREL LOWBRING DEVICE. No. 351,592. Patented 0013.26,1886.

- UNITED, STATES PATENT OEErcE.

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JOHN W. GILLMAN, OF MILVAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

BARREL-'LOWERI NG DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,592, dated October26, 1886.

Application filed August 5, 1886. Serial No. 210,075. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHN W. GILLMAN, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee,and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Devices for Expediting the Lowering of BarrelsInto the Holds of Vessels; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a device for lowering barrels into the holds ofvessels, Src.; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction,as will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in wh1ch Figure l represents a front elevation of my device,showing i-ts application and operation. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail viewsof one of the sliding blocks and a portion of its guide-rod, andFig. 4aside elevation of Fig. l.

Referring by letter to thedrawings, A represents the main deck ofarvessel, and B the coamings around a hatchway Aleading to the hold.Secured between the main deck A andthe upper one, C, are vertical postsD, that are provided withgbearings for an ordinary winch, E, that has afriction-brake, F, said winch being shown as providedwitha handcrank;but, if desired, a belt-pulley may be substituted, in order to connectwith a suitable Bolted orotherwise secured to the coa-mings B,in frontof the winch E,are sockets c c, that receive the lower ends of removableinclined rods G G, the upper ends of these rods being retained bystay-plates b b, fastened to the timbers of the upper deck, C. Theinclined rods G serve as guides for sliding blocks or travelers H, eachof the latter being composed of a shell, c, in which is journaled asheave, d, and sleeves e, that project from the back ofthe housing toengage a corresponding guide-rod.

y.Though I have shown the blocks H as provided with two sleeves, e, oneat the top and the other at the bottom thereof, I may use one continuoussleeve, if found more desirable.

On the central portion ofthe winch I coil a rope, so arranged as to formtwo pennants, II, that wind and unwind from opposite sides of saidwinch. These pennants I I are respectively passed up over the sheaves inblocks K K, suspended fromabeam, L, above the winch,

from thence downv under the sheaves in the sliding blocks or travelers HH on the guiderods G G, andl then up again over the sheaves in blocks MM, that are hung from beams N N, the latter being transverse to thevertical posts D, the free ends of said pennants having barrel-slings Osecured thereto.

In the operation of my invention the barrels are rolled along the maindeck until they come to the coamings B around the hatchway. To lower thefirst barrel, one of the slings O is attached thereto andthe winch Erevolved sufficiently to raise said barrel over the coamings B, and thenby its own weight this barrel is lowered into the hold, the brake-leverF serving to regulate the descent, andthe slack of the opposite pennantbeing wound on said winch at the same time. Before the first bar-` relhas been lowered entirely down the disengaged sling is 'attached toanother barrel on the opposite side of the hatch, so that the latterwill be raised Vover the coamings B as the former finishes its descent,and thus the operation is repeated indefinitely from opposite sides ofthe-hatchway, one-barrel descending while the sling for another isbrought up for engagement. Heretofore in the operation of devices ofthis character, after a barrel was lowered and disengaged from itssling, the loose pennant had to be gathered up by hand, so as to getsaid sling in time to attach it to the next barrel, in order that thelatter might be raised over 'the coamings by the descending one on theopposite side of the hatchway. This operation is not only very wearingon the men employed for such work, but the bight of the pennantconstantly gets in the way of the operatives, sometimes causing them tobe thrown down the hatchway and otherwise interfering with the work. Inmy invention the slings are automatically raised and the bight of thepennants placed out of the way of the operatives, thus avoiding thedangerthat usually accompanies this class of work, and atthe same timeetfecting a saving in labor. The above results are accomplished by meansof the guiderods G and the sliding blocks4 or travelers H, each of thelatter being alternately carried upby its respective pennant as theopposite barrel descends, and the slack of said pennant is wound on thewinch. The moment a barrel is hoisted over the coamings by the onedescend- IOO ing on the opposite side of the hatchway the loose block ortraveler on the adjacent guiderod is immediately carried up to come inline with the suspended blocks, between which it is interposed, andthere remains until the Iowering of the former barrel has been entirelyaccomplished. 'When a barrel has finished its descent and the sling beenremoved therefrom, the corresponding sliding block or traveler will ofits own gravity fall back, carrying with it all the loose slack inits'respective pennant, to thereby bring said sling up within reach forready attachment to another barrel, the bight of said pennant heiligthus always kept out of the way.

Having thus fully described iny invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device for lowering barrels, a winch carrying a rope arranged toform two pen nants that wind and unwind from opposite sides and havetheir i'ree ends provided with siings, in combination with sheave-blockssuspended in pairs above the winch, and a weighted sliding blockinterposed between each pair of the suspended ones, the pennants beingpassed over said suspended blocks and under the sliding ones,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device for lowering barrels, a winch carrying a rope arranged toforni two pen n an ts that wind and unwind from opposite sides and havetheir free ends provided with slings, in combination with shcave-blockssuspended in pairs above the winch, inclined rods arranged in front ofsaid winch and between the sus pended blocks, and weighted sheaveblocksthat slide on the rods, said pennants being passed over the suspendedblocks and under the weighted ones, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

3. In a device for lowering barrels, a winch carrying a rope arranged toform two pennants that wind and unwind from opposite sides and havetheir free ends provided with slings, in

combination with sheavc-blocks suspended in pairs above the winch,removable inclined rods arranged in front of said winch and between thesuspended blocks, and weighted sheavebloclrs that slide on the rods,said pennants being passed over the suspended blocks and under theweighted onesl substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1. In a device for lowering barrels, a winch carrying a rope arranged toforni two pennants that wind and unwind from opposite sides and havetheir free ends provided with slings, sheaveblocks suspended in pairsabove the winch, and guide-rods .arranged in front oi' said winch andbetween the suspended blocks, in combination with sliding blocks eachconsisting of a weighted shell having a sheave journaled therein and itsback provided with an eye or eyes to engage a corresponding guiderod,said pennants being passed over the sus pcnded blocks and under theweighted ones, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with a vessel, o" a winch operative between decksand carrying a rope arranged to form two pennants that wind and unwindfrom opp osite sides, sheave-blocks suspended in pairs above the winch,removable inclined rods having theirlower ends fitted in socketssecuredto the coamings around the hatchway of said vessel and theirupper ends retained by stay-plates upon the under side on the upperdeck, and weighted sheavebl0cks interposed between each pair of thesuspended blocks and arranged to travel on the inclined rods, saidpennants being passed over said suspended and under the weighted ones,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Afiseonsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

JOHN IV. GILLMAN.

W'itnesscs:

H. G. UNDERwooD, N. E. OLIPHANT.

